Request from SugarCakes123: Roles are switched. Gale is the soft, quiet mayors son that plays the piano where Madge is the moody one that hates even the colour of flowers.
Unflawed music danced around the room like waves. The tone was blissful in the dark room. The sun was hidden behind grey clouds that moved over the district slowly. The long pale fingers traveled from each white and black key, pounding and gliding.
Gale's nose was scrunched up as he concentrated on the notes in front of him. Only pausing to push his glasses up on his nose. There came a knocking on the back door and all at once the music stopped filling the room. He swiveled on the bench and stood.
Madge was standing on the other side of the door. Her hands were stuffed in her pockets and she was rocking back and forth on her heels. She looked bored, her long dark hair was curled around her ears and then fell limply down her back. He fixed his blonde hair in the mirror.
She looked up when he opened the door suddenly. He came out to join her on the porch. "Hi.." he said shyly. His other friend Katniss, raised her eyebrows at him. Gale ignored her.
"Uh, hi." Madge said and glanced at Katniss. She shrugged.
"Hey." Gale said again, and offered a smile to the two of them.
"We brought those strawberries you wanted." Madge said, Katniss handed him the sack. Gale opened it slightly and looked at them. "Are they to your liking?" Madge grumbled.
"Oh, sure." Gale smiled and held up a finger. "One second." Katniss and Madge exchanged another glance as Gale ran into the house. He came out with the money and laid it out in Katniss' hand. "So I was thinking, Madge." She narrowed her eyes and looked up at him.
"You can think?" She gasped and pressed a hand to her chest, "the Mayor's kid can think." She whispered to Katniss and snorted.
"Give him a break." Katniss laughed, awkwardly. Gale rubbed the back of his neck.
"Right... ha ha... so I was thinking that you and I could go to the spring fling." He said, only looking down on Madge. She blushed scarlet and looked over at Katniss in dismay.
"Me? You want to take me?" She laughed loudly, "no, I couldn't."
"You... couldn't?" Gale sighed and gave Katniss a trying shrug.
"Hardly." Madge snorted, "because you're- you." She made a face.
"What does that mean?" He muttered.
"You're the Mayor's kid. How could you even stand being out with me? I'm from the seam. Our kind don't mix." She pointed a finger at my chest then hers.
"Well they should." I said, keeping my jaw from hardening into a mean sneer, "we live in the same district, go to the same school..." she cut me off.
"But that doesn't matter though, does it?" She snapped, "because you can clearly see the line separating us, you can see the physical appearance that makes us different, can see the wealth and well being." She shook her head.
"That doesn't matter to me." I whispered, "you just fail to realize that." Madge starred. Katniss rolled her eyes.
"It matters to me." Madge muttered, "I think it will always matter to me." Katniss and Madge turned and walked off the Mayor's property. Gale hung around the door, watching them until they were out of sight.
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Erin